The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


1T is said that relative however distant,
Of the poet Moore is now living.
TYPE-wRITING is not rated printed matter
by the German and Swedish postal authorities.
DIR. CHARLES S. THOMSON, of Hartford.
Conn, is the oldest living graduate of the Yale
Medical School He was graduated in 1922.
CHIEF-JUsTICE WAITE asked to be excused from
speaking at the Yale alumni dinner the
ground that he had spent his Ii fe studying how
not to say anything.
THE late John G. Wetmore, of Winsted. Conn.,,
had his life insured in New Haven agency. The
risk paid last week. and, By remarkable
coincidence, the number of dollars paid the heirs
and the number of the check drawn for the in
surance were identical-20. 199
Col. JAMES STAPLEToN, of Stapleton. Ga, has
several bales of cotton that he has kept since
the He says he keep cotton easier
than he can money and as the staple ceased
long ago to lose in weight he may be said to be
saving as much money as the cotton is worth.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, it is said, has deter
mined to 60 by the main route wherever he
goes. When be takes railroad train he will
go to the main depot and enter the main door
way. He will no longer try to go around the
crowds and escape public gaze but will 60 through
them if they happen to be in mis- way.
SENATOR FARwELL is going to Europe in Au
gust on business. He and Col. Abner Taylor.
of Chicago, are at tina head of a mammot
land enterprise in Texas. and it is affairs
nected Herewith that MIR. Farwell is going
abroad. Colonel Taylor is spending the sum-
over there on the same business They
will come home together in October
THE Duchess dAlencon, who has become in
sane, is constantly attended by her brother,
Duke Charles Theodore, of Bavaria, who is one
of the ablest physicians and surgeons of Europe.
Tho unsettling of her mind dates from the sui
eide of her cousin. King Louis of Bavaria, to
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whom she retained a most absorbing affection.
YAM PHoN LEE who was graduated at Yale
few days ago, was frequently interrupted by long
and loud applause during the delivery of his
commencement GRAFTON. He discussed the Chi
nese question from the Chinese stand point aud
sailed into the United States with oriental vigor
This young and able Celestial is to be married,
on July 6, to an American, Miss Elizabeth Maud
Jerome.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND writes few letters and
dictates none. His public papers he writes with
his own hand. lie uses a stub pen and a cork
holder, and in reading writing
spectacles with a black steel frame. He shaves
himself every morning He usually wears a black
Prince Albert coat and black trousers, except in
summer. when he wears blue flannel or serge
suit with sack coat. He wears y hat.
CARTER Fl. HARRISON, Mayor of Chicago,
will start on his trip around the world the latter
part of August. He will spend September and
October in Japan and November in China He
will pass the winter in India. He may penetrste
as far as Thibet After visiting Egypt and Syria
he will go to Europe. His youngest goes
with him. Mr.. Harrison is in much better
health than when be was in the Mayors Office.
TIE Prince of Wales originated the idea of the
jubilee jugs which, to the number Of 30, 600, were
distributed to the children in Hyde Park last
week. His roval Highness was much struck
by the distribution of rough brown cups bearing
the imperial cipher in relief. with which the Gar
commemorated the marriage of the Czarovitch,
and the productions of Messrs. Doulton. which
cost nearly sixpence each, are great improve
ments the original. The ground is of polished
m-colored earthenware and the two portraits
of the Queen (1S37 and 1857 are artisticaily ex-
ecuted in neutral tints.